Author Topic: toilets on board ?? (Read 800 times)

rogwar · « **Reply #15 on:** September 30, 2003, 03:19:01 PM »

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Originally posted by davidpt40
B17s had a bucket you could poop in, and a small tube that you could urinate in.

Quite a few airmen died from eating foods that caused gas. At 30,000 feet their intestines could and sometimes would burst.

I don't believe B17s flew that high. Burst intestines because of gas expansion at the altitudes they flew would be very unlikely. I know a thing or two about barotrauma. However, if you have any links to info on the subject, send them.

In reading history, I don't believe piddle packs were general issue for the most part. People did acquire them on their own with mixed results.

Nowadays I have read a lot of fighter pilots basically use something like a Depends adult diaper on long missions.

Slash27 · « **Reply #16 on:** September 30, 2003, 05:17:38 PM »

How about these B2 pilots that fly 20 hours missions. Do these guys get a portable DVD or anything to pass the time?

klem · « **Reply #17 on:** October 01, 2003, 05:34:58 PM »

If you want some of the answers read 'Combat Crew' by John Comer. A real insight into what it was like.

Slipping off the heated gloves at 30,000 feet to turn on the hi-fi wouldn't have been a good idea

Furball · « **Reply #18 on:** October 01, 2003, 08:18:18 PM »

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Originally posted by klem
If you want some of the answers read 'Combat Crew' by John Comer. A real insight into what it was like.

Slipping off the heated gloves at 30,000 feet to turn on the hi-fi wouldn't have been a good idea

Or pooping in the empty ammo crates when you have the toejams and spilling it over the bombadier by accident

(i had that book when i was about 12, very good! no idea where it is now though

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davidpt40 · « **Reply #19 on:** October 01, 2003, 08:27:58 PM »

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He called it the schiese bomb or something...someone posted it a while back.

Fleiger Schiesse I believe. Translated, it means "flying chit".

mjolnir · « **Reply #20 on:** October 01, 2003, 09:48:53 PM »

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Originally posted by rogwar

Nowadays I have read a lot of fighter pilots basically use something like a Depends adult diaper on long missions.

Not exactly, the piddle packs have advanced a long way from an empty bag. They have some sort of crystalline substance in them that turns to a solid gel after use. Makes it much easier to dispose of after flight, and whole lot cleaner. If they're going on a long flight, fighter guys will usually carry a few along.